Editing Taipei (section)

===Festivals and events===

Many yearly festivals are held in Taipei. In recent years some festivals, such as the Double Ten Day fireworks and concerts, are increasingly hosted on a rotating basis by a number of cities around Taiwan.

When [[New Year's Eve]] arrives on the [[solar calendar]], thousands of people converge on Taipei's [[Xinyi District, Taipei|Xinyi District]] for [[parade]]s, outdoor [[concerts]] by [[Mandopop|popular artists]], [[street performer|street shows]], round-the clock [[nightlife]]. The high point is the countdown to midnight, when [[Taipei 101]] assumes the role of the world's largest [[fireworks]] platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taipei 101 New Year's Eve fireworks set hopeful tone for 2021 (Video) {{!}} Taiwan News {{!}} 2021-01-01 01:37:00 |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4091103 |access-date=2021-09-06 |website=Taiwan News |date=January 2021 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906183007/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4091103 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Taipei [[Lantern Festival]] concludes the [[Lunar New Year]] holiday. The timing of the city's lantern exhibit coincides with the national festival in [[Pingxi, Taipei|Pingxi]], when thousands of fire lanterns are released into the sky.<ref name="tourism">{{cite web |title=Chapter 19 Tourism |work=Republic of China Yearbook 2008 |publisher=ROC Government Information Office |url=http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/ch19.html |access-date=14 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105024855/http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/ch19.html |archive-date=5 November 2009}}</ref> The city's lantern exhibit rotates among different downtown locales from year to year, including [[Liberty Square (Taipei)|Liberty Square]], [[Taipei 101]], and [[Zhongshan Hall]] in [[Ximending]].

On [[Double Ten Day]], patriotic celebrations are held in front of the [[Presidential Office Building (Republic of China)|Presidential Office Building]]. Other annual festivals include [[Qingming Festival|Ancestors Day (Tomb-Sweeping Day)]], the [[Duanwu Festival|Dragon Boat Festival]], the [[Zhong Yuan Festival]], and the [[Mid-Autumn Festival|Mid-Autumn Festival (Mooncake Festival)]].<ref name="tourism" /> [[Qing Shan King Sacrificial Ceremony]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|青山王祭}}) is a century-old grand festival that is held annually in [[Wanhua District]].

Taipei regularly hosts its share of international events. The city recently hosted the 2009 [[Summer Deaflympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.2009deaflympics.org/bin/home.php |title=Your Favorite Ebook Site - |website=english.2009deaflympics.org |access-date=26 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604085734/http://english.2009deaflympics.org/bin/home.php |archive-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> This event was followed by the [[Taipei International Flora Exposition]], a [[garden festival]] hosted from November 2010 to April 2011. The Floral Expo was the first of its kind to take place in Taiwan and only the seventh hosted in [[Asia]]; the expo admitted 110,000 visitors on 27 February 2011.